Noting that college students in the 1990s are once again becoming interested in religious/spiritual phenomena, this analysis of religious humanism as persuasive discourse first touches upon the event-filled 1960s and 70s, which saw social unrest and turbulent change, much of it emanating from university students. As background, the analysis points…

Threats to religious freedom can come from government restriction on religious practices. But the greater threat to religious liberty comes when religious groups influence governments to promote their own activities and beliefs. Powerful and well-funded religious groups, ranging from the religious right to the Roman Catholic church, are using…

This fact sheet contains preliminary results from a General Accounting Office (GAO) survey of selected high-quality early childhood education (ECE) centers. To gather data, questionnaires were sent to directors of 265 full-day, full-year preschool and early childhood education programs accredited by the National Association for the Education of…

This bibliography is a collection of approximately 100 citations of articles, books, and edited volumes on various aspects of new religious teachings and religious cults. Most of the entries were published between 1970 and 1977, although a few date back to the mid 1960s. Entries are divided into three major sections. Section I, New Religious…

IN A STUDY OF THE OPINIONS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL LEADERS TOWARD THE STATUS, ROLE, AND FUNCTION OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE, 433 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO ADMINISTRATORS OF CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, AND NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEADERS. A 75-PERCENT RESPONSE WAS OBTAINED.…

PROPOSED IS AN EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN COMING TO DAYTON, OHIO, FROM APPALACHIA. THE SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF A SYNAGOGUE IN DAYTON WOULD "ADOPT" A KINDERGARTEN CLASS FOR A 5-YEAR PERIOD. A COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN WOULD COMBINE THE SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED FROM THE…

Two papers in this report deal with early childhood. "Developmental Factors--Early Cognitive Growth" discusses the experimental-analytical and existential-experimental approaches to religious cognitive growth. The second paper, "Developmental Factors--Early Emotional-Social Growth" asserts that emotional and social integrity has to be achieved…

A questionnaire was mailed to 802 Deans of Students in public two-year colleges during January 1977 in order to determine the extent to which religious counseling--that service dealing with a person's spiritual, moral, or ethical development--was available in community colleges. Of those surveyed, 68% responded. Results of the survey showed: (1)…

Traditionally-expressed American values include health, personal dignity, freedom of choice, respect for the rights and humanity of others, the right to love and be loved. A big gap exists, in many instances, between values professed and values actually lived in pursuit of "success." Our children know this, and the result has been a sense of…

This paper discusses organized programs of guidance and counseling for religious settings, and new approaches to current crises. Specific topics discussed are: (1) a new awareness of the Christian dimensions of guidance; (2) a more favorable climate for guidance services; (3) utilization of new learnings and new techniques; (4) some religious…

This paper aims at projecting present Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) trends into the 1970's so that association leaders can assess these directions in the light of societal conditions predicted for the 1970's, determine which trends should be changed, and identify the kind of intervention necessary to effect such changes. Projection is…

Anthropologists participating in the Symposium on Inter-Ethnic Conflict in South America (Barbados, January 1971) analyzed formal reports of tribal situations in several Latin American countries and determined that Indians of America remain dominated by a colonial situation which originated with the conquest and which still persists today. As a…

The National Consultation on the Church in Community Life was held at Ohio State University for the purpose of bringing into focus the ecumenical process for the reevaluation, redefinition, and revitalization of the Catholic Church's mission in nonmetropolitan America. Papers were presented in the areas of theological perspectives, understanding…

The result of a national audiovisual survey, this supplemental edition of a report presents detailed information on audiovisual expenditures in schools, universities, community agencies, medicine and public health, religion, commercial rental film libraries, and educational film libraries. Among expenditures detailed are those for materials…

A HISTORICAL SURVEY ON COOPERATIVE PROTESTANT ADULT EDUCATION IN AMERICA WAS CONDUCTED TO SYSTEMATIZE THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS FIELD AND TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION FOR THE BEGINNER IN THIS FIELD. THE SURVEY WAS FOCUSED UPON ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DEVELOPED COOPERATIVELY BY DENOMINATIONS AND INTERDENOMINATIONAL AGENCIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL…